Reminder Regarding Site Designation

Please be sure that all site staff who key the eligibility checklists in the Subject Enrollment System (SES) know how to correctly answer the request for Additional Information, see below. This information is used to assign site credit to ACTG sites and to populate several accrual tables in the study database.

Only ACTG sites should select "ACTG". Only sites that are part of the Canadian HIV Trials Network should select "Canadian HIV Trials Network". All other sites should select “REPRIEVE”.

Data Management Training WebinarWednesday, August 6th 8:00-10:00 AM EDTThis training is a repeat of the data management start-up training that was given in spring. It is geared for sites that have not yet attended a data management training, or if there are new staff that would benefit from this training. If staff at your site have not yet completed data management training, this is required for site activation so please make an effort to attend. Click here for more details.

Stay Tuned for Future ECG Training
ECG training, which is provided by Quintiles, will be offered toward the end of August, 2015. An announcement will be sent via email and will be included in the REPRIEVE newsletter, stay tuned. . .

Slides from the A5332 training calls are available in the Protocol Training folder of the A5332 PSWP, there is also an audio recording available.

Slides from the A5333s training calls are available in the Protocol Training folder of theA5333s PSWP.

Featured Site! UCLA Care Center CRS

The UCLA Care Center team has shared some tips for successful recruitment:

Internal referrals from Care Center physicians. Physician referrals have been very helpful, particularly because the physicians are knowledgeable about the patient’s medical history and can discuss the potential risks/benefits of study participation for the patient.

Use the Research Study Volunteer Project (RSVP) tool if available at your site. The RSVP is a database of volunteers interested in getting information about the studies that they are eligible for. The RSVP line has been useful in referring patients who are not only interested in hearing more about the study but also meet the requirements for study participation.

Outreach team. Patients have reported learning about the study through fliers at their primary care clinics and at outreach events.

Establish rapport with the potential participant.The coordinator’s ability to establish rapport during the initial phone conversation with the participant is beneficial in making the participant feel comfortable to ask questions and/or to want to participate in the study.

Enrollment in the Substudy: Participants generally are very interested in the opportunity of having the CT Angiogram imaging after the physicians take the time to explain the potential benefits of this procedure as well as explaining to them that this is not a procedure that is generally done during routine care.

What's New on the REPRIEVE (A5332) PSWP?

Materials on the REPRIEVE (A5332) member website have been reorganized to make it easier to locate documents. In upcoming newsletters, we’ll highlight the contents of these folders: